International Seabed Authority

Companies leading the effort to collect battery metals from the bottom of the ocean say seabed mining is inevitable despite high-profile environmental concerns. The battle is over the trillions of nodules littering the sea floor outside of the jurisdiction of any single nation. They contain...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) shareholders voted against a proposed moratorium on sourcing electric vehicle battery metals from deep-sea mining.   The growing debate over deep-sea mining reflects the industry’s need for critical minerals found in polymetallic nodules on the ocean floor. These...